36

Average age of IDP respondents

IDPs
11%
Hosts
5%

Have no education

85%

IDPs live with at least one child under 18

13%

IDPs households have at least one household member with disability

All Nigerian IDPs in the sample moved due to conflict, violence or insecurity

Only 2 IDPs come from other regions while the rest were displaced within their region of origin. 60% of them moved once, 29% twice and 11% three times or more. The average IDP household has been in its current location for one year and six months with earliest arrivals dating back from two years before and the latest from six months before survey.

Times and duration of displacement
Once
Twice
More than twice
O years1 year2 years0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%4.0%43.0%23.0%10.0%13.0%5.0%5.0%76.0%18.0%

27%

People in host communities were hosting IDPs at the time of the survey

22%

People in host communities were hosting 3 IDPs or less

61%

IDPs were people they met at their arrival in the community